GENERAL INFORMATION

Vietnam, with a coastline of over 3,260 kilometers (km) and more than 3,000 islands and islets scattered offshore, plus up to 2,860 rivers and estuaries, has been geographically endowed with ideal conditions for the thriving fishery sector which currently exists.

Great potential of fishery sector in Vietnam is embedded in water bodies of 1.700.000 ha in which 811.700 ha freshwater, 635.400 ha brackish waters and 125.700 ha coves and 300.000 - 400.000 ha wetland areas might be employed for aquaculture development.

The Mekong River Delta in the south and the Red River Delta in the north have been used for wild catch fishing as well as extensive fish farming.

Shrimp and pangasius mostly farmed in the Mekong River Delta, in which, shrimp farmes located in coastal provinces such as Tra Vinh, Bac Lieu, Soc Trang, Ca Mau, Kien Giang, Ben Tre..

Pangasius farming is developing in many provinces in Mekong River Delta such as Can Tho, Vinh Long, Tien Giang, An Giang, Dong Thap, Soc Trang, Hau Giang, Tra Vinh....

Production in the fishery sector grew at an average rate of 7.05% from 1991 to 2000, and 10% from 2001 to now. Vietnamese fisheries production increased steadily YoY. Aquaculture output tent to sharply rise while capture ouput tend to slow down. In 2023, aquaculture occupied 59%, fishing output occupied 41%. From 2018-2023, ratio of fishing output has decreased from 46% to 41% of total fishery production in Vietnam. In 2023, total aquaculture area was 5.408 million tons, up 3.5%; total fishing output was 3.861 million tons, equal to 2022.

Jan-Sep 2016: Vietnam tuna output totaled 14,000 MT

10:46 10/12/2016

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Despite unfavorable weather from the end of Jul to mid-Sep 2016, fishermen still facilitated their fishing activities. Therefore, capture production in some localities showed the good results, especially the production of mahi mahi, herring, anchovies, and skipjack tuna in some provinces of the south central Vietnam and Mekong Delta.

In the first 9 months of 2016, total capture production estimated at 2,328.6 thousand MT, up 2.7% compared to the same period last year. Of that, marine catch hit 2,191.6 thousand MT, up 2.8% compared to the same period last year.

According to reports from the localities, in Jan-Sep 2016, tuna output of 3 key provinces in the Central Vietnam reached 14,287 MT, in which, the production in Binh Dinh province was 7,266 MT, down 0.03%; Khanh Hoa province with 3,032 MT, down 0.07%; Phu Yen province with 3,739 MT, down 6.5% compared to the same period last year.

Compiled by Dieu Thuy